Police are hunting for a 26-year-old prisoner who has absconded from a prison on the Staffordshire/Derbyshire border.

Sean Maher absconded from HMP Sudbury on October 13 and Derbyshire Police have today launched an appeal for information on his whereabouts.

Maher was sentenced to 16 years in prison for conspiracy to commit robbery and possession of an imitation firearm with intent to commit an offence by Kingston Upon Thames Crown Court.

A Derbyshire Police spokesman said: "Maher is described as white, 5ft 7in tall, of medium build with short brown hair. He has a scar above his right eye and a tattoo on his lower right arm saying ‘Sean’.